Deploying assistants in nursing to hospital wards doesn’t ensure better outcomes and, in fact, may leave patients worse off, new research has suggested. The team behind the study, published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, examined the records of patients ...
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Consumers help students develop therapeutic communication
The University of Technology Sydney is bringing nursing students together with people who have lived experience of mental illness to build rapport and empathy. In a collaboration with fellow UTS academics and healthcare consumers, health academic Fiona Orr developed the 'Making ...
More »Traumatic deliveries increase midwives’ risk of PTSD: research
The events midwives witness and participate in on the job may increase their vulnerability to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research suggests. The study, led by Dr Julia Leinweber at Griffith University, found almost a fifth of the midwives ...
More »Number of staff who consider leaving cause for alarm: expert
Just under a third of nurses and midwives reported they have considered leaving the profession in a survey that has sparked concern over retention of skilled workers. The research also revealed a quarter of nurses felt they were either likely ...
More »Australia, Saudi Arabia team up to bolster nursing expertise
An Australian university has connected with a Saudi Arabian hospital to further nursing and allied health expertise and raise cross-cultural awareness between the institutions. Federation University Australia (FedUni) has partnered with Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, a non-profitable rehabilitation hospital ...
More »Australian aged-care nursing competencies in the works
Researchers are planning to develop a home-grown framework for registered nurses working with older people and their families. Associate Professor Victoria Traynor, from the University of Wollongong's School of Nursing, said the available nursing competencies for the aged-care sector were ...
More »Employer support a key factor in nurses’ pursuit of further study
Stress, work-life balance, cost and lack of employer support are some of the factors inhibiting nurses from undertaking postgraduate education, an Australian study has found. The study, "Exploring factors affecting registered nurses' pursuit of postgraduate education in Australia", was published ...
More »Nurses must be leaders in the digital health era: informatics exec
It’s critical that nurses be at the forefront of the movement into the digital health era and are heavily involved in leading change, not just for the care team and patient but to ensure they are advocating for their own ...
More »Bachelor of dementia care graduates look to the future
Australian experts hope the first group of graduates of the University of Tasmania’s (UTAS) bachelor of dementia care will help make a difference in lives and contribute to a growing pool of leaders in the field. The first six bachelor's graduates ...
More »Nursing, paramedic students pick up sign language
Health students from the Townsville area have been learning Auslan to better communicate with deaf patients and help them feel more comfortable and accepted. Central Queensland University Townsville has been hosting evening classes in Auslan – Australian sign language – aimed ...
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